A sustainability handbook for travel agents has been released by Intrepid Travel.

It has been created as a practical resource designed to enable agents to communicate and sell sustainable travel.

The free to download guide provides facts, product case studies, easy-to-understand definitions and ideas to help agents demystify and talk about sustainability with their clients.

Intrepid’s global environmental impact manager Dr Susanne Etta said: “We created this handbook after hearing from travel agents that there’s a lack of resources available that break down what sustainable travel actually is and to empower them to then explain this to their customers.

“Agents truly have the power to influence their clients’ choices and we want to help them be the best that they can be and to make a difference.”

She added: “We hope that by providing this resource, we can inspire agents to add sustainability to their toolkit of skills, empower their clients and become champions of change.

“We want to share our insights and educate our industry. There’s no competitive advantage when it comes to sustainability.”